It is far too easy to view scarcity and poor quality of water as issues solely affecting emerging economies. In reality, as cases in the US and elsewhere prove, these issues are going to ...

Will Sarni 09 Oct 2019

Australia

Australia set to experience extreme sea level events every year by 2050

For a country completely surrounded by the sea, Australia depends heavily on the health of its seas and coasts. Yet a recent report suggests rising tides, warming seas and increased extre...

Nerilie Abram · The Conversation 08 Oct 2019

Water

This is why limiting global warming to 1.5°C is crucial

From heatwaves and droughts to cyclones and floods, devastating extreme weather events are frequent now, yet are just a taste of what's to come.

Rachel Warren and Sally Brown · The Conversation 08 Oct 2019

Water

These are the life-saving lessons we learned from the 2009 tsunami

Just before 7am on September 29, 2009, a magnitude 8 earthquake struck the sea floor in the central South Pacific, about 190km south of Samoa.

Dale Dominey-Howes · The Conversation 07 Oct 2019

India

Water pollution is killing millions of Indians. Here's how technology and reliable data can change that

As India grows and urbanizes, its water bodies are getting toxic. It's estimated that around 70% of surface water in India is unfit for consumption. To set up effective interventions to i...

Priyank Hirani and Vikas Dimble 04 Oct 2019

Water

The latest challenge for India's businesses? Water scarcity

A water crisis in Chennai shows why companies must prioritise water management and reuse strategies in their business continuity planning and sustainability efforts.

Chandrakumaran Pragalathan 02 Oct 2019

India

Energy, food and leaky pipes: how to solve India's water crisis

All of the top 10 cities for economic growth in the next two decades will be in India. As economies develop and populations grow, so does the demand for fresh water, land and energy.

Ravichandran Purushothaman 01 Oct 2019

Water

One of the biggest countries in the world is running out of drinking water

As climate change intensifies, parts of eastern Australia are experiencing drought and water shortages. Day Zero is fast approaching.

Dan Robitzski · Futurism 30 Sep 2019

Water

Four in 10 Ethiopians don’t have access to clean water. A striking photo exhibit shows how the women cope

In Ethiopia, almost four in 10 people do not have access to clean water and a child dies every hour of diseases caused by the shortages. Aida Muluneh's series of photos depicts it.

Nita Bhalla · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 26 Sep 2019

Climate Change

Climate change could directly threaten the water supply for 670 million people

The collapse of ocean ecosystems and rising seas levels; these are only a couple of the consequences that failure to reduce climate change would have on the planet, as well as the global ...

Matthew Green · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 26 Sep 2019

ASEAN

A psychologist explains why we find some food disgusting - and why it matters

Disgust is a powerful and basic emotional reaction, designed to steer us away from potential contaminants. But it's lead us to reject valid sources of nutrition, writes Professor of Healt...

Nathan S Consedine · The Conversation 12 Sep 2019

Climate Change

These 11 sinking cities could disappear by 2100

Major cities could become unlivable due to climate change and rising sea levels. Here are 11 that will be affected.

Talia Lakritz · Business Insider 10 Sep 2019

Middle East and North Africa

This small harvester could end water shortages in vulnerable countries

A small sized harvester invented by Mathieu Prévot is capable of creating water from desert air, after being tested in the Mojave desert. The applications could be huge for desert dweller...

Robert Sanders · Futurity 05 Sep 2019